Worcester County Health Department WACS Center

Worcester County Health Department WACS Center

Services:
License/Certification/Accreditation
• The Joint Commission
• State department of health

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Outpatient

Transitional Services

• Discharge Planning
• Aftercare/continuing care
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Naloxone and overdose education

Pharmacotherapies

• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Acamprosate (Campral�)
• Clonidine
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Buprenorphine sub-dermal implant
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Medication for mental disorders
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Nicotine replacement

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Medical Services

• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination
• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• State government

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Members of military families
• Veterans
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Seniors or older adults
• Young adults
• Active duty military
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Adolescents
• Adult men
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Adult women
• Clients with HIV or AIDS

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Treatment Approaches

• Motivational interviewing
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Trauma-related counseling
• Relapse prevention
• Matrix Model
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Substance use disorder counseling

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Outreach to persons in the community
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• Screening for tobacco use

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Ancillary Services

• Suicide prevention services
• Social skills development
• Transportation assistance
• Mental health services
• Early intervention for HIV
• Case management service

Testing

• TB screening
• STD testing
• HIV testing
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Recovery coach
• Mentoring/peer support

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

External Opioid Medications Source

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• Medicare
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Cash or self-payment
• SAMHSA funding/block grants
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Medicaid
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Seniors

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Education and Counseling Services

• Marital/couples counseling
• Individual counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Group counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Family counseling
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted